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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
bullying \bullying\ adjective Noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others.
Syn: blustery. [WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bully \Bul"ly\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Bullied} (b[.u]l"l[=e]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bullying}.] To intimidate or badger with threats and by an overbearing, swaggering demeanor; to act the part of a bully[1] toward.
For the last fortnight there have been prodigious shoals of volunteers gone over to bully the French, upon hearing the peace was just signing. --Tatler.
Syn: To bluster; swagger; hector; domineer.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
bullying
adjective: noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others [syn: {blustery}]
noun: the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something [syn: {intimidation}]
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